Spotify In The News

Spotify eyes up new 60,000 square foot London HQ

The West End office is triple its current size

SoundCloud Go goes super-cheap in $1 for three months promotion

Loss-making service gets aggressive on price with new promotion

‘Russia’s Facebook’ launches fully licensed new Spotify rival

With over 100 million active users, Russian Facebook VKontakte (VK) has the same sized audience as Spotify

Spotify hires IFPI veteran Olivia Regnier as Legal Director, EU Regulatory Affairs

Regnier leaves behind 20 years at the recorded music trade body

Universal has fewer staff than it did 10 years ago – despite buying EMI

Company employed 7,547 individuals across the world in 2016

Spotify acquires blockchain firm to build ‘a more transparent music industry’

MediaChain Labs team brings crypto-currency knowledge to Spotify's New York HQ

Merlin has paid out $300m to independent labels in past 12 months

Organization cuts admin fee for members to 1.5%

Kobalt hires Alison Donald as Head of Creative, UK

Former Columbia Records exec teams with fellow British A&R specialist Sas Metcalfe